When there were all the people here, they set off for the Hou Mansion in northern Hebei.

Previously, Song Che said that Jibeihou was his uncle, and Jibeihou was really his uncle.

Yesterday, when Shiqi said that the girl of the Feng family was also going to participate in the birthday banquet of the Hou Mansion in Hebei today, Xu Ying inquired casually.

The Marquis of Jibei, surnamed Cheng, is not only the elder brother of Prince Duan, but also the nephew of the current Queen Mother.

It has been explained that Empress Dowager Cheng and the emperor's biological mother Empress Dowager Zhuang Shu are cousins, to be precise, Empress Dowager Cheng's mother is the sister of Empress Dowager Zhuang Shu's mother, Empress Dowager Cheng entered the palace to serve the decoction when Empress Dowager Zhuang Shu was seriously ill, and later Empress Dowager Zhuang Shu gave Empress Dowager Cheng as a matchmaker to the first emperor before she died, and also entrusted her with a pair of sons.

Empress Dowager Cheng was very good to the emperor and Prince Duan, and the emperor also knew how to repay her, although Empress Dowager Cheng had never been a queen, but after ascending the throne, she was also named the Empress Dowager, and she also named the nephew of Empress Dowager Cheng as the Marquis of Hebei. Empress Dowager Cheng was pleased, and simply discussed with the emperor to marry her niece to Prince Duan as the princess.

However, Prince Duan and Princess Duan have been dead for many years, perhaps because of this, Prince Duan's Mansion and the Northern Hebei Hou Mansion have very little contact, if it weren't for Song Che who would often walk around the Cheng family, it would be impossible to forget that the two families were still in-laws.

It was precisely because of the squire that Xu Ying didn't expect that Prince Duan would actually go to the Northern Hebei Marquis Mansion for a banquet, if she hadn't thought so, she would definitely not have prepared early and went out with her clothes.

The Hou Mansion of Hebei is located in the lion square in the west of the city, and it is very lively today.

Several sons of the Cheng family who greeted the guests at the door were stunned for a moment when they saw Prince Duan's guard of honor, and then immediately jumped into the mansion like boiling water scalding their feet, and came up to greet them. Prince Duan had just come down from his horse, and when he saw that there was no human figure in the vermilion lacquer gate, there was a sound of laughter that sounded as if he was being exposed to the scorching June sun, and he wanted to shake his fan violently.

"The prince is coming, there is a loss of welcome, there is a loss of welcome!"

The figure who came out was upright, with a jet-black beard under his chin, his eyes were like amber beads falling to the ground, clear and flexible, with a python jade belt on his body, and a red gold silk inlaid with green beads and stone crown on his head.

The Marquis of Jibei was very enthusiastic, and Prince Duan's response was also very enthusiastic, he took his hand and strode up: "Come and add blessings and longevity to my uncle!" ”

These two cars are loud, as if they only wore the same pair of pants yesterday.

Then it's a matter of holding each other through the door.

Xu Ying, a little minion, of course, has no chance to appear in front of anyone. She looked at the people who came in with her, there were no more than five or six guards in regular clothes, and the legendary Mr. Wu still didn't see it. And when she withdrew her gaze and was about to cross the threshold, she happened to face a face that stinked like socks that hadn't been washed for three months—

Song Che didn't know when he caught up, and his stinky face as if he owed him eight million shot a knife from a foot away: "Good dogs don't get in the way!" ”

Xu Ying paused for a moment, thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to say that the size of your clothes is quite compatible with the 'dog'?" ”

Smoke immediately began to rise above Song Che's head.

Xu Ying looked at him and bowed his head respectfully: "The lower official will be lost first." ”

stinky and immoral, or a prince's son, he scolds people when he opens his mouth, and cultivates? What about minds? What about generosity?

No wonder no one in the yamen obeyed him.

Prince Duan has a prominent status, so naturally there is a special hall to entertain him.

The Marquis of Hebei is the nephew of the Empress Dowager Cheng, the difference in seniority, the Empress Dowager will not come, under normal circumstances, an emperor who is sensible, and there is no special reason for a relative to go out of the palace to celebrate his birthday, so Prince Duan can come, then basically the face of the Cheng family has been enough.

This hall is called the Apricot Blossom Hall, and as soon as Prince Duan entered the door, the guests who were sitting in twos and threes and chatting immediately rushed over.

Xu Ying still patted several people on the shoulder to clarify their identity, and then squeezed back to Prince Duan's side.

Not to mention how lively it is. Prince Duan gave this uncle a lot of face, and he was graceful and calm throughout the whole process, covering the mountains and rivers, without the slightest affection.

Just when Xu Ying thought that she was going to stand with her for such a day, Prince Duan suddenly turned his head, got up and said to her, "Go wash your hands." ”

Xu Ying was stunned.

Washing your hands means going to the clean room, does this also require her to accompany you?

The small area of people close to them stopped their greetings at the right time and took the initiative to vacate the aisle space. Jibeihou here also immediately sent people to prepare to guide the way, and even the incense and hot water handkerchief had been secretly prepared. What's even more speechless is that Prince Duan has already taken a step, can Xu Ying still hold still?

She bowed down and followed him out the door.

Turning a corner under the corridor, Prince Duan suddenly stopped and said to the family leader who led the way: "You are busy with your go, the king of Luben in the palace knows." ”

Xu Ying's heart sank slightly, and she sent the family away, so who was waiting outside the clean room? But thinking about it, she was relieved again, Xu Yong is also a small official from the seventh grade, he is a court official, no matter how powerful the prince is, no matter how high his status is, he does not arbitrarily treat the court officials as people's envoys, not to mention that Prince Duan's appearance is clearly the appearance of deliberately supporting outsiders.

Thinking about it like this, Prince Duan had already lifted his robe and sat down on the porch chair slowly.

Xu Ying looked at him twice, and saw that he was leisurely and complacent, with a calm and wealthy attitude, and he was more aware of it, and stood still beside him more and more respectfully.

"Come here."

Prince Duan beckoned, and his voice was also pressed into the sound made by the fan shaking: "I asked Liu Ji to follow you, you will go to the front hall now, and when the guests are almost there, just see where the gift book is placed today, and then try to find out the number of congratulations of these people, and copy it to me." Remember, don't get me wrong. ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms, stuffed it into Xu Ying's hand, and pointed to a brocade-clothed servant standing under the moon gate in front of him.

Xu Ying opened the paper and looked at it, only to see seven or eight names written on it.

Prince Duan must have taken her out to have a task, she knows, and she can guess if she brings her here to explain the task, but she didn't expect that she would be asked to do such unseemly things. How could a powerful prince gossip so much as to peek at other people's gifts? It's unbelievable to think about.

However, there seems to be no other choice, and this is not for her to steal the gift money.

She nodded and said with a smile, "Yes." ”

Prince Duan returned to the Xinghua Hall here, so she and Liu Ji pretended to be idle guests and walked to the front hall.

Liu Ji is a subordinate of the palace, and he is also familiar with the terrain of the Northern Hebei Hou Mansion, and it is obvious that Prince Duan brought him over after some careful consideration.

At present, it is almost noon, and there are few guests in the gift shed in the front hall, Xu Ying admired the paintings on the wall in the porch outside the door for a moment, and saw that the gentlemen in the tent began to gather together to pack up the account books.

As a rule of thumb and as a matter of practice, the books are collected and moved into the owner's room along with the belongings, counted and confirmed, and then stored in the warehouse. The tents walked away while talking with the books, and saw that the boxes containing gold and silver were lifted to the second entrance door and turned around, but the tents went straight to a quiet courtyard to the east.

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